T-lymphocyte subsets and thymic size in malnourished infants in Egypt: A hospital-based study

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1031-1042

  Nassar, Maie F ^a   Younis, N T ^a   Tohamy, A G ^a   Dalam, D M ^a   El Badawy, M A ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; THYMUS ATROPHY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 37849041913     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2007.13.5.1031     Document Type: Article

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